Ashley Cooper is an environmental photographer who has spent the past 13 years visiting every continent on the globe to visually document the effects of global warming. What’s unique about Ashley’s approach is that he doesn’t just document physical changes of the world. The medium of photography allows him to capture the sociological impacts of global warming. His work highlights the impact of global warming on a human scale and also showcases cutting-edge innovation of environmentally friendly technology.

I spoke to Ashely about his journey and the lasting impressions his global tour has given him. Join our discussion to learn about how the Inuit’s of the Arctic are fighting back; how innovators of India have developed ‘green’ technology and to learn about the damage global warming has caused by an individual with first-hand experience.

Ashley Cooper has been awarded the environmental photographer of the year (CAT: Global Warming) in 2010, appeared on the Acclimatise Podcast and has collated 495 of his best images into a spectacular book. Images from a Warming Planet is a visual bible which documents the impact of global warming – from ocean acidification to extreme meteorological events. Check out the link above find more about this product. Alternatively, take a look at the stunning archive Ashley has collected over the years on his website – Global Warming Images

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   Digital Disruption and a post-truth world: Future Planning for Science Communicators

In this era of digital growth and with more information than ever being readily available on digital platforms, how you present your message and cut through the noise has never been more important. 

The Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year 2016 is 'post-truth'. At this year’s conference we delve into helping people in science communication to separate science from fiction. 

I was invited to this conference to record each session and to produce an audio memento for each attendee to take home. Luckily, I received permission to publicly release an episode which highlights the spectacular presentations and guest speakers. 

Throughout this episode you will begin to understand the current state of science communication in Australia and how to approach this societal shift. Identify your target audience; How to present yourself; How to present your content and connect with your audience and How to cut through the noise.

The following speakers of this episode are: 

• Renae Sayers, President of Australian Science Communicators (WA Branch)
• Alice Ryder, Senior Project Officer, New Museum Project WA
• Gregor Rowbothham, Outreach and Education Officer, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
• Andrew Outhwaite, Lead Facilitator, Meshpoints Australia
• Ullrich Ecker, Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
• Tim Young, Science Wrangler, Scitech

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Have you ever questioned the origins of universe? Are you curious about the beginnings of the early solar systems? If you are you should almost definitely check out this week’s episode. Luke Daly is a planetary scientist, aka cosmic geo-chemist, investigating the start of solar systems by measuring the chemical composition of meteorites.

Luke has just completed his PhD at Curtin University under the mentorship of Professor Phil Bland and has made some ground-breaking discoveries in the field of planetary science. Throughout his candidateship at Curtin Luke was also part of the Desert Fireball Network – a group of researchers who travel across Australia in search of meteorites. The Desert Fireball Network has produced its own citizen science project - Fireballs in the Sky. Fireballs in the Sky is a phone app which encourages the public to get involved in science by taking images of meteors they see in the night sky. By using the data of many sightings the team being the app are able to triangulate the landing site of these space rocks and collect them.

During this show we discuss the different between meteorites and meteors, how solar systems form and what research is currently being done in this field. If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to us, rate & review our show. It really does help. You may also be interested to check out the other fantastic shows under the Ace Podcast Network.

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Kate Derry is a psychology PhD candidate from The University of Western Australia. She currently operates between the UWA campus and various children play centres to conduct her experimentations (don’t panic they are all humane). Kate has tried several university courses before finding her true passion in psychology.

Throughout the discussion with Kate we discuss about the two types of narcissism to develop in children, how parenting techniques are likely to lead to these states of mind and how a narcissistic psychological state may impact a child’s behaviour into adolescence and adulthood.

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Hannah Etchells is a Botany PhD candidate from The University of Western Australia. She currently operates between the UWA campus and the great bushland of South West Australia and investigates nature’s response to wildfires.

Throughout the discussion with Hannah you will learn about the field of fire ecology, how smoke can cause seeds to germinate and how fungi are essential to the reconstruction of an ecosystem after a wildfire. We also discuss the sciart movement.

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David Gozzard is a Physics PhD candidate from The University of Western Australia. He currently operates within the basement of the UWA physics building developing methods of more stable signal transmission. Not only does David specialise in the field optical metrology, he is also an avid science educator with a strong appreciation for science communication. David has competed within the 3 Minute Thesis competition.

Throughout the discussion with David you will begin to understand what the field of Optical Metrology and why it is important. We also speak about how the fields of Physics and Engineering complement each other, the difference between science education and science communication, what is David currently investigating and more.

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Today we have a special episode of Vaguely Accurate. We meet Helen Czerski, a physicist, oceanographer and science communicator for the BBC. She graduated from Cambridge University in 2001 with a 1st degree in Physics and then furthered her education with a PhD in experimental explosive physics – we do talk about what exactly this is. Helen currently works as a Research Fellow in the department of mechanical engineering at University College London. She is over in Australia for the Cosmic Shambles Live tour and very generously gave us some of her time.

In this episode we talk about both her research experience and science communication. We will find out how a continuing fascination with the world of very fast small-scale phenomena led her from explosives to the study of ocean bubble formation; her philosophies on science communication and we will discuss the Cosmic Shambles Live tour.

Celebrating curiosity and reason with an explosion of science, stand-up comedy and musical cameos, Cosmic Shambles LIVE is a clever UK variety show like no other! Host Robin Ince is joined by a cast of world leading scientists, comedians and performers as Cosmic Shambles LIVE synthesises in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth during March/April 2017.

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ECR #20 – Weight Cutting in Combat Sports: Dehydration & Rehydration & Repeat Performance in Elite Athletes

Cutting weight for an upcoming fight is standard practice for elite combat sport athletes. Those who compete in competitions such as the UFC have been known to drop up to 5% body weight before a fight! There has been research to suggest that dehydration impacts aerobic & anaerobic performance however there has been little research done investigating the effect of rehydration upon repeat performance.

Today we meet Oliver Barley, a PhD candidate at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in the fields of exercise physiology and neuromuscular physiology. Oliver is currently investigating the impact of cutting weight through dehydration & then rehydration upon repeat performance in elite combat sport athletes. We discuss topics such as martial arts, the nocebo effect & statistics in health based research. We hope to follow up with Oliver next year to find out how he is progressing.

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This week will meet Pieter Luitjens, an engineer currently working on the development of self-driving cars for Mercedes. Pieter previously worked as an industrial programing engineer within the mining sector before noticing the forthcoming employment slump. Pieter moved to complete a master’s degree at the University of Toronto, Canada – A world leader in computer science.

Throughout my discussion with Pieter we talk about the advancement of self-driving cars, learn that advanced cruise control could be around the corner, understand the difference between artificial intelligence and a pattern-recognition algorithm and discuss the field of computer/data science.

Below are links to the sites Pieter and I spoke about during the show:

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http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38530245

https://www.learnpython.org/

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Today we dive into the field of health & exercise Physiology as we meet physiotherapist & sonographer, Anna Scheer. Anna is currently a PhD candidate at Curtin University investigating the effects of water-based exercise on vascular function and health outcomes in people with coronary heart disease. Anna is an incredibly busy individual, volunteering her time & working several different research projects, while continuing employment. It was amazing that she spared some of her valuable time to spend talking to me about her research.

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